Is there a fire near San Jose, Bicol Region right now?

Wildfires near San Jose, Bicol Region

Updated

1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 15 km SE, 3 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 12:50 am local (2026-10-25 16:50 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of San Jose, Bicol Region, Philippines, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Manila).

Fire clusters within 80 km
1 last 24 h
Nearest fire
15 km SE 16 km NW of Legaspi
Hotspot detections nearby
3 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
Strongest fire radiative power
2 MW low-intensity
Wind now
NE 2 km/h gusts 16 km/h, humidity 76%

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Fires near San Jose, Bicol Region right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 3 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of San Jose, Bicol Region, Philippines in the last 24 h. The closest is 15 km SE of the city centre (16 km NW of Legaspi), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

1 cluster is within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.

Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.

Across Philippines there are 13 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Bicol Region.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
16 km NW of Legaspi15 km SE32 MWMon 12:50 amMon 12:50 am

Smoke and wind

Wind at San Jose, Bicol Region is from the NE at 2 km/h (gusts 16 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 76% and the temperature 29°C.

San Jose, Bicol Region is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the San Jose, Bicol Region air quality page has the live reading.

Evacuations and official information

GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.

The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.

About satellite fire detections

Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.

Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.

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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.